The Kyiv regional police have discovered a mass grave containing seven dead bodies of civilians near Bucha, says Andriy Nebytov, the police chief.
“A mass grave was discovered today near the locality of Myrotske not far from Bucha. Most of the bodies had their hands tied and their kneecaps shot,” Nebytov wrote.
The police are now identifying the victims.
Russia claims to have pulled out of the Kyiv region on 30 March. After the area had been reclaimed by the Ukraine military, hundreds of dead bodies were discovered in numerous towns and villages in the region, including Bucha, which had been occupied by Russia since the start of the invasion on 24 February.
Mayor of Bucha Anatoliy Fedoruk said in late April that exhumation and identification of bodies in Bucha was nearly complete. According to the mayor, 412 dead bodies were found as of 23 April, however, this number may change.
